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No Choice: Pittsburgh Family on Frontlines of PA's Medical Cannabis Debatenew

Jessica Hawkins breaks the law every time she gives her child her medical cannabis in Pa. and she has no intention of stopping.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Jessica Hardin | 07-13-2015 | Drugs

Is OxyCide Making Hospitals Cleaner or Is It a Health Hazard?new

This new hospital disinfectant is designed to stop the spread of infection, but it may be making the employees who handle it sick in the process.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Rebecca Nuttall | 02-19-2015 | Health

Tags: Health

Exhibit of After-Hours Gay Clubs Unearths Pittsburgh's LGBT Legacynew

"It's a Pittsburgh history of gayness; you just can't separate the two."

Pittsburgh City Paper | Charlie Deitch | 05-27-2014 | LGBT

Tags: Pittsburgh Gay Bars, Pittsburgh Gay Clubs

'Revenge Porn' Larger Problem Than Proposed Laws Can Solvenew

"If people understood how much damage this can do to someone's life, I think we'd be able to get much stronger protections."

Pittsburgh City Paper | Charlie Deitch | 02-14-2014 | The War on Women

Escaping Intolerancenew

LGBT Russian citizens seeking asylum from persecution in Pittsburgh and across the country.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Dan Sleva | 08-30-2013 | LGBT

Tags: LGBT Russian Regugees

Dragged Down?new

Pittsburgh promoter wants to bring drag shows to a wider audience, but many worry whether he's the guy to do it.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Lauren Daley | 03-18-2013 | LGBT

Numbers Gamenew

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett wants to bet on keno. Are your wallet and well-being worth the risk?

Pittsburgh City Paper | Charlie Deitch | 01-09-2013 | Policy Issues

Tags: Gambling, lottery, Keno

Icing on the Cakenew

Election Day results the latest win for same-sex marriage.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Lauren Daley | 11-28-2012 | LGBT

Tags: gay marriage, same sex marriage

Shaky Groundnew

Maggie Henry has spent 35 years growing her all natural farm in Northwest Pa. Now a nearby gas drilling operation in a field of old abandoned wells threaten to take it all away.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Charlie Deitch | 09-19-2012 | Environment

Tags: farming, natural gas, agriculture, Marcellus Shale, Shell

Dragged Into Debatenew

Reality-TV fame puts spotlight on Sharon Needles' controversial act.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Lauren Daley | 06-28-2012 | LGBT

Wealth and Welfarenew

As budget ax prepares to fall on social services in Pa., big business gets a hand up.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Charlie Deitch | 06-14-2012 | Policy Issues

Tags: Pennsylvania Welfare, Tom Corbett Governor

What Will be the Next Target of Gun-Rights Paranoia?new

For all of its blue-steel swagger, the gun-rights movement lives in perpetual fear of threats the rest of us have difficulty seeing.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Chris Potter | 03-28-2012 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Gun Laws, George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin, Stand Your Ground

For-Profit Educator Gives Employees a Tough Lesson in Modern Businessnew

Education Management Corporation is one of Pittsburgh's most prominent employers. The for-profit educator, nearly half of which is owned by Goldman Sachs, laid off hundreds of workers last Thursday.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Charlie Deitch | 02-03-2012 | Education

Tags: Education, Education Management Corporation, EDMC